The governor’s approval rating is now at 72 percent, the highest score ever recorded by Quinnipiac for a New Jersey governor.

“Gov. Christopher Christie never looked more like a ‘Jersey Guy’ than when he stood on the Seaside boardwalk after Sandy, and, just about unanimously, his New Jersey neighbors – Republicans, Democrats, Independents – applauded,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

This record high approval came on the heels of New York City registered voters giving Christie top marks for his handling of Sandy.

Just last week, a different Quinnipiac poll found 89 percent of New York City voters said Christie’s response was “excellent” or “good,” a higher mark than Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Obama.

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